Nissan 370Z 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

13.5% of 1,582 MOT tests of the Nissan 370Z first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.9 (95% CI 85.6–112.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Nissan 370Z built in 2011 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	13.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1582
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 85.6–112.2)	98.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1582
Rank among this model's 4 build years	1	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1582
Tested in 2024	293	tests	median 63,512 miles	2024	293

Built 2011 against Nissan 370Z normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 15.1% vs n/a%; age 9: 10% vs 10.3%; age 10: 12.3% vs 14.5%; age 11: 14.5% vs 15.1%; age 12: 15.5% vs 14%; age 13: 15.7% vs 14.5%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2011 Nissan 370Z by registration · All Nissan 370Z MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2011 Nissan 370Z fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Nissan 370Z built 2011: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
8	357 (rough estimate)	15.1	11.8–19.2	not available	not available
9	321 (rough estimate)	10	7.2–13.7	10.3	96.3
10	334 (rough estimate)	12.3	9.2–16.2	14.5	84.7
11	318 (rough estimate)	14.5	11–18.8	15.1	95.9
12	316 (rough estimate)	15.5	11.9–19.9	14	110.8
13	293 (rough estimate)	15.7	12–20.3	14.5	108

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,939 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2011 Nissan 370Z?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 7.9 items per 100 first tests, against 6.4 across all build years of the Nissan 370Z. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan 370Z built 2011 against the Nissan 370Z in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2011, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	7.9	6.4	153
Visibility	6.2	5.8	121
Tyres	6	5.9	117
Noise, emissions and leaks	3.8	4.4	73
Brakes	3	2.5	58

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,939 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Nissan 370Z, 2011 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 100.4. 2012: index 115.4.

Nissan 370Z build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2009	127.7	111.1–144.4	worse (rough estimate)	1,144
2010	100.4	92.1–108.7	no different (rough estimate)	3,883
2011	98.9	85.6–112.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,582
2012	115.4	87.8–143.1	no different (rough estimate)	436

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,045 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Nissan 370Z 2011 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/nissan-370z/2011/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Other pages for this model

Nissan 370Z 2009 · Nissan 370Z 2010 · Nissan 370Z 2012 · Nissan 370Z by postcode area · Nissan 370Z body, chassis and structure failures · Nissan 370Z brakes failures · Nissan 370Z vehicle identification failures · Nissan 370Z lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Nissan 370Z noise, emissions and leaks failures · Nissan 370Z steering failures · Nissan 370Z suspension failures · Nissan 370Z tyres failures · Nissan 370Z visibility failures